Introduction: Dermatoglyphics is the science that deals with studying the epidermal ridges found on the surface of the palms, fingers, soles, and toes. The fingerprints develop in relation to the volar pads which are fully developed during the third to the fifth month of the foetal life and once formed never change in the life of an individual. The study of fingerprints is constant and individualistic and is a biometric method that it can be used to identify humans according to the ABO blood group and thus can be useful in forensic medicine and identification purpose. Fingerprints collected from the crime scene and from the items of evidence of crime have been successfully used to identify suspects, victims or any other person who had touched the surface in question. Material and Methods: This is a Prospective, Observational and case-control study conducted in the Department of Anatomy and Medicine, Index Medical College over a period of 2 Years. All healthy individuals 18-65 years of age both Gender. Many methods are employed in dermatoglyphic study. The dermatoglyphic patterns remain unchanged from birth and are under genetic control. Gouard Bidloo gave an account of detailed drawings of employed are the standard ink method, inkless method, transparent adhesive method and photographic method. Some of the methods: Standard ink method was first used by Cummins and Bidloo13. The same method of ink method was employed in this study